Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hablar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to speak” or “to talk”.
The word “hablar” comes from Latin fabulari, meaning “to talk” or “to chat”. This Latin verb came from the Latin word fabula (“tale”), from which we get the words “fable”, “fabulous” and “confabulation”.
“Hablar” is one of the many Latin-derived Spanish words that started with an f in Latin but start with a silent h in modern Spanish. Some others include the following:
- Hacer – “To do” or “to make”. From Latin facere.
- Hermoso – “Beautiful”. From Latin formosus.
- Harina – “Flour”. From Latin farina.
- Hongo – “Fungus” or “mushroom”. From Latin fungus.
“Hablar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other -ar verbs.
Example sentences
¿Puedes hablar más despacio?
Can you speak more slowly?
Ella habla tres idiomas con fluidez.
She speaks three languages fluently.
Si no estuviera tan nervioso, hablaría mejor en público.
If I weren’t so nervous, I would speak better in public.
Estaba hablando por teléfono cuando llegaste.
I was speaking on the phone when you arrived.
¿Cuándo hablaremos de lo que pasó?
When will we talk about what happened?
